Tourist Destination Analysis: Characteristics and Comparisons

This report analyzes the characteristics of tourist destinations, focusing on the economic and physical factors that influence their appeal to visitors. It compares leading tourist destinations, such as those in the United Kingdom, with developing destinations, like Nepal, examining how economic strength and infrastructure impact visitor experiences. The report also includes a case study of Cuba, highlighting its attractions and the role of economic conditions in attracting tourists. The analysis draws on research to provide insights into the tourism industry and the factors that contribute to successful destinations. The assignment is a report from Virgin Holidays, a business advisor, providing a detailed evaluation of tourist destinations.

Tourist Destination
Task 3

Cover Content
• Introduction
• 3.1: Current leading tourist destinations with current developing
tourist destinations
• 3.2: Evaluate how characteristics of a tourist destination affect its
appeal
• References

Introduction
Tourist destination refers to such an attractive place where the visitors may
show their willingness and interest to visit in order to spend some leisure time
with their families, relatives and friends. The project covers the statistics to
evaluate predict future trends of visitors destination and discussing about the
analysis of social, physical and culture destinations in order to explain the
appeal related to visitors.

3.1: Compare the appeal of current leading
tourist destinations with that of
currently developing tourist destinations
Virgin Holidays is one of the largest organisation which deals in
providing an effective packages to the tourist of different destinations.
UK has attained number of attractive destinations which appeal more to
the visitors as compared to the destinations of Nepal.

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3.2: Evaluate how characteristics of a tourist
destination affect its appeal
Economical characteristics: Economy growth play a vital role in the attracting large
number of visitors across worldwide. United Kingdom has attained strong
economy as if make comparison with Nepal thus this is the major reason behind the
success of tourist destinations. United Kingdom has already attained strong identity
in travel and tourist industry due to having various number of destinations but on
the other side, Nepal is emerging tourist country which are faces lots of natural
calamities and hazards which pushes them around 10 years before.

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Physical characteristics: The economy of United Kingdom has increased due to which
they attract large number of visitors. Attaining large number of visitors increases
revenue of UK government due to which they have adequate amount of funds to
invest in adopting an advanced technology and an effective infrastructures.
Through having such infrastructures, UK has ensured visitors to travel without
facing any difficulties which increases their satisfaction level as well whereas in
case of Nepal, due to having lack of funds they are unable to provide an effective
infrastructures thus failed to attracts large number of visitors. As Nepal has suffered
from lots of natural hazards which increases the fear in visitor to travel at such
places.

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The Management
Virgin Holidays
Dated: 2nd June, 2018
Subject: Effect of characteristics on tourist destination on Cuba
An economic situations of each country plays an important role in attracting maximum number
of customers. The number of destination in Cuba is Spy Vintage Cars. Cruise Havana in a '50s
classic American car, Sample Fine Rum,Spot Colourful Architecture, Roll Cuban Cigars,
Follow In Hemingway's Footsteps, Kickback On White Beaches etc. This will easily attract
visitors to visit at Cuba and spend some leisure time with their families or relatives.
Thanks
Business Advisor
Virgin Holidays

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References
Sartori, A., Mottironi, C. and Corigliano, M.A., 2012. Tourist destination
brand equity and internal stakeholders: An empirical research. Journal
of Vacation Marketing. 18(4). pp.327-340.
Shoval, N., Isaacson, M. and Chhetri, P., 2013. GPS, smartphones, and the
future of tourism research. The Wiley Blackwell companion to tourism,
pp.251-261.

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